Kumonosujō /

蜘蛛巢城 /

A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create a...

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Other Authors:	Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 (Screenwriter), Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996 (Screenwriter), Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018 (Screenwriter), Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989 (Screenwriter), Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 (Actor), Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982 (Actor), Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012 (Actor), Kubo, Akira (Actor), Tachikawa, Yōichi (Actor), Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999 (composer (expression)), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:	Dual-format edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 190.
Subjects:	Samurai > Japan > Drama. Japan > History > Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 > Drama. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Macbeth > Film adaptations. Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) Samurai. Japan. 1480 - 1603 Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Samurai films. War films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Drama. History.

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Summary:	A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Item Description:	Based on Shakespears's Macbeth. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: Commentary (featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck); Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create (documentary on the making of the film, part of the Toho Masterworks series); Trailer; Two alternate English subtitle translations by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie. Booklet featuring essay by film historian Stephen Prince and notes on the subtitling by Hoaglund and Richie.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD video; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:	Music, Masaru Sato ; cinematography, Asakazu Nakai.
ISBN:	9781604658033 1604658037 1681430444 9781681430447